Development of Numerical Models to Predict the Friction and Skid Number in Network Level Application
Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT’s) Maintenance Division has recently implemented a comprehensive and more powerful pavement management system known as Pavement Analyst (PA). The new system is capable of prioritizing maintenance and rehabilitation (M&R) activities for different time horizons based on a series of decision trees that account for current distress levels, scores, traffic, location, environment, etc. The decision trees incorporate new variables, such as skid and texture which are correlated to the number of wet weather crashes. Controlling these variables shall significantly improve the safety of the Texas highway network. There are no current models for the prediction of skid or texture that can be used on Pavement Analyst. The existing models are based on laboratory characterization and the exponential decay rate is estimated from laboratory performance. The objective of this research project is to develop a performance model to predict pavement skid number as a function of time, for use in TxDOT’s pavement management system, i.e. Pavement Analyst. The research team shall develop models that account for field prediction of skid and texture, to be incorporated into Pavement Analyst and to aid in the selection of optimal M&R activities. These models shall also account for treatment type: PM, LRhb, MRhb, and HRhb.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Completed
- Funding: $471872
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Contract Numbers:
0-7102
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Sponsor Organizations:
Texas Department of Transportation
125 E. 11th Street
Austin, TX United States 78701-2483 -
Managing Organizations:
Texas Department of Transportation
125 E. 11th Street
Austin, TX United States 78701-2483 -
Project Managers:
Odell, Wade
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Performing Organizations:
Center for Transportation Research
3925 W. Braker Lane
Austin, TX United States 78759 -
Principal Investigators:
Prozzi, Jorge
- Start Date: 20210901
- Expected Completion Date: 20240228
- Actual Completion Date: 20240228
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Pavement management systems; Predictive models; Skid resistance; Texture
- Identifier Terms: Texas Department of Transportation
- Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; Planning and Forecasting;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01782624
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Texas Department of Transportation
- Contract Numbers: 0-7102
- Files: RIP, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Sep 22 2021 4:53PM